HowTo: Install vCloud Connector

Thought I would write a quick how to step by step guide on how to deploy vCloud Connector and configure the plug-in with vCenter.  Once I have collected them all, I will update the article with the associated screenshots.

Deploying the Appliance from OVF

  • Extract the contents of the vCC zip file
  • Login to the Management Group vCenter and select Deploy OVF Template from the File menu
  • Enter the full path of the vcc OVF that was extracted previously and click Next
  • Confirm the details by clicking Next
  • Accept the license agreement and click Next
  • Provide a name for the Virtual Machine and select a Inventory Location, and click Next
  • Select a host or cluster on which to run the vCloud Connector appliance and click Next
  • Select a resource pool and click Next
  • Select a datastore and click Next
  • Select either Thin provisioned or Thick provisioned format and click Next
  • Select a network to map the original source network too and click Next
  • Confirm the details are correct and click Finish
  • The deployment will begin
  • Tasks will continue to run
  • Once the tasks have completed successfully click Close

Configuring the vCloud Connector Appliance

  • Select the recently deployed vCloud Connector Appliance and Power On
  • The appliance will begin to boot up
  • Enter a Admin Password
  • Confirm the Admin Password
  • Once the initial bootup has completed you will be presented with the vCloud Connector configuration page.  Note: By default vCloud Connector uses DHCP to configure the IP address address, if this is suitable please continue to the next section.
  • Select Configure Network and press return
  • Select Yes if you want to configure a IPv6 address or no if you only require IPv4
  • Type N to select using static IPv4 instead of DHCP
  • Type in a static IP address and press Return
  • Type in a subnet mask and press Return
  • Enter the default gateway and press Return
  • Enter the primary DNS server address and press Return
  • Enter Secondary DNS Address and press Return
  • Enter a Hostname and press Return
  • Select whether a Proxy is required to access the Internet by using Y/N and press Return
  • Confirm that the details are correct and press Return
  • The appliance will now begin configuring the IP address settings
  • Once complete the IP address will be shown on the configuration page

Registering vCloud Connector Plugin with vCenter

  • Open up a Internet browser and enter the address https://[ipofvcc]:8443/vccp.  Once the page has loaded accept the certificate warnings
  • Login with the Username: Admin and the password set in the last section
  • Enter the vCenter IP or FQDN and a username and password to connect and click Register
  • Once the registration has been completed successfully you will be prompted with a success banner.  Click the X on this banner
  • Once completed, the screen will display the vCloud Connector registration page.

Enabling the vCloud Connector Plug-in

  • Login to vCenter and from the Plug-ins menu, select Manage Plug-ins…
  • Select Enable from the menu
  • The vCloud Connector plug-in will now be enabled.  Click Close
  • The vCloud Connector plug-in will appear under Solutions and Applications towards the bottom of the Home screen in the vSphere client.
  • Login to vCenter and selecthe vCloud Connector plug-in
  • Accept the certificate warning
  • Select the Add Cloud button
  • Change the Cloud Type from VMware vCloud Director to VMware vSphere
  • Locate the Installed Plug-in vCloud Connector and right click
  • Enter the vCenter Server IP or FQDN
  • Enter a username with relevant permissions
  • Enter the password Note: If using Self Signed Certificates for vCenter select the Ignore SSL Certificate checkbox
  • Click Add
  • The vCenter has now been registered and can be seen in the left pane of the window

Connecting a vCloud

  • Login to vCenter and selecthe vCloud Connector plug-in
  • Accept the certificate warning
  • Select the Add Cloud button
  • Set the Cloud Type as VMware vCloud Director
  • Enter a name for the Cloud
  • Enter the URL of a vCloud Director Cell or Load Balancer
  • Enter a username with relevant permissions
  • Enter the password Note: If using Self Signed Certificates for vCloud Director select the Ignore SSL Certificate checkbox
  • Click Add
  • The vCloud has now been registered and can be seen in the left pane of the window

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3 Responses to HowTo: Install vCloud Connector

  1. Rodrigue July 11, 2012 at 3:11 pm #

    Hello,
    I’m testing vCloud Director features like vCloud Hybrid through vConnector. I’ve followed your pratice. All is doing well until the step where I want to deploy the vConnector plug-ing on vCenter. I’ve typically error when I try to open server tab on the UI browser to set the vcenter parameter.
    “Error Unable to find the following property [general.download.link]” and after several left clicks, my page come blank.
    Did you ever encountered this issue?
    Thank you very much for your time.
    Regards,

    • davehill July 12, 2012 at 6:44 am #

      Hi

      No I have not come across this issue before. Are you using the latest version of vCloud Connector? The setup is different to the one above, with the new architecture.

      Thanks
      David

      • Rodrigue July 12, 2012 at 8:00 am #

        Hi,
        Yep I’ve installed vConnector 1.5 and I’ve found the cause of the issue after investigate.

        Cause
        The problem is that the server admin UI has a french locale resource bundle but it has not been properly localized.
        This is a bug and will be fix in the next release .

        Resolution
        1) Login to the vCC server virtual appliance and change user to ‘root’.
        2) Change directory to /opt/vmware/share/htdocs/service/configuration.
        3) Delete the file ‘fields_fr.properties’.
        4) Re-login to the server admin UI. You should be able to see the UI in English.
        Thanks very much;
        Rodrigue,

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